Federico Santander

Federico Santander
Personal information
Full nameFederico Javier Santander Mereles
Date of birth4 June 1991
Place of birthSan Lorenzo, Paraguay
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Guaraní
Number9[1]
Youth career
2005–2008Guaraní
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008–Guaraní51(20)
2010–2011→ Toulouse (loan)23(5)
2012→ Racing Club (loan)15(0)
2012–2013→ Tigre (loan)18(1)
National team‡
2009Paraguay U2012(6)
2010–Paraguay6(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 September 2014

Federico Javier Santander Mereles, (born 4 June 1991 in San Lorenzo) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Club Guaraní.

Career

Santander started in the youth divisions of Guaraní where he excelled and was part of the under-20 squad that won the international friendly championship held in Valencia, Spain. After winning the U20 tournament with Guaraní he attracted the interest of several clubs and had a trial with AC Milan of Italy.[2] In 2008, at the age of 16, he made his debut with the senior squad of Guaraní by scoring a goal in the 5-2 rout against Tacuary.[3] On 31 August 2010, He sign to the French Toulouse FC.

On February 2012, he was signed to Racing Club for 3 years contract with purchase option for 20% of his sports rights.[4]

In July 2012, Santander joined Primera División Argentina side Tigre on a one-year loan deal despite that Guaraní had intentions to bring him back to Paraguay.[5][6] He was handed the number #24 shirt for the 2012–13 season and debuted in a 2–1 home defeat against Estudiantes de La Plata on 6 August 2012.[7]

International career

On 28 September 2009, at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt, Santander scored the first goal for the Paraguay U-20 squad against home team Egypt, giving the Paraguayans a 1-0 lead.

Wearing the number 9 as a replacement for Roque Santa Cruz, he debuted for Paraguay on October 9, 2010 in a 1-0 loss against Australia in Sydney.[8]

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 4 June 2011 Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia  Bolivia 0–2 0–2 Friendly

References

  1. ↑ http://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2014/02/06/south-america/copa-libertadores/club-guarani/cfp-universidad-de-chile/1626687/
  2. ↑ Guaraní se jacta de ser la mejor conexión para el fútbol europeo - Diario La Nación
  3. ↑ Guaraní fulminó con goles a Tacuary y eleva su cotización - Diario La Nación
  4. ↑ Basile consiguió su primer refuerzo: Federico Santander - Diario Popular
  5. ↑ http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=1567454&s=arg&type=story
  6. ↑ http://www.lanacion.com.py/articulo/81780-federico-santander-jugara-en-tigre.html
  7. ↑ http://www.soccerway.com/matches/2012/08/07/argentina/primera-division/club-atletico-tigre/estudiantes-de-la-plata/1338704/
  8. ↑ http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/scoreboard/0000470389/scoreboard.html

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